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Plan To Restore Tin Building Divides Manhattan Neighborhood
NY1
October 23, 2008
Nestled in the shadow of the FDR Drive and the shopping mall at Pier 17, the so-called Tin Building is almost impossible to see – but maybe not for long. Plans are in the works to restore the former fish market building to its original glory.
General Growth Backs School As It Readies for Landmarks
Downtown Express
October 3, 2008
General Growth Properties made its first firm promise last week to build a school in the Seaport, as long as the city is on board.
Seaport Plan Is A Good First Draft
Downtown Express
October 3, 2008
After nearly three decades of failure at the South Street Seaport mall, the firm now in charge proposes a grand plan in the billion dollar range to revamp the area with hotels and better retail just as Wall Street’s shockwaves nearby are being felt everywhere.
City Discusses Future Of South Street Seaport
NY1
September 16, 2008
What if there was a GreenMarket where the Fulton Fish Market used to be? What about a hotel and new apartments where Pier 17 is? Those are some of the highlights of a major redevelopment plan in the works to revitalize South Street Seaport.
New Fishnet Tower Lures Life Into Frayed South Street Seaport
Bloomberg News
August 4, 2008
A protective lattice evoking old fishnets -- or fishnet stockings -- will wrap a tower set to rise at the edge of the East River in lower Manhattan. The five-star hotel and apartment building, along with stores, a second hotel and water-view restaurants, is designed to resuscitate the fraying South Street Seaport. It also could help create a great meeting place of city and river.
Planned South Street Seaport Redevelopment Looks Kinda Cool
Daily Intel
August 1, 2008
Earlier this week we visited a just-opened storefront installation showing nifty models of the new South Street Seaport being planned, and we’re thinking it could persuade locals, mistrustful of any proposals to overhaul the waterfront, that developer General Growth Properties might not actually destroy the very fabric of their lives. The idea, basically, is to cut away the schlock, drop all the retail to street level, and make the water easier to reach.
Trying to Find the Right Balance for the Seaport
The New York Times
June 27, 2008
For a relatively long moment in the late 1970s and early ’80s, Boston was pretty hot. Between the Preppy Handbook (which came out in 1980), the hit television series “Cheers “ (which premiered in 1982) and Steve’s Ice Cream (which originated in Boston and helped begin the national craze for fancy ice cream), all things Brahmin and baked-beany felt of-the-moment, if not exactly chic. Possibly the country was enjoying some kind of a post-bicentennial afterglow, leaving behind the messiness of the ’70s (and all that cinematic urban decay) for the kind of wholesome Americana vibe that Boston always captured so well.
New Plan for NYC's South Street Seaport
Associated Press
June 18, 2008
NEW YORK - Saying the South Street Seaport had become an isolated, indoor shopping mall that doesn't connect to the neighborhood around it, a developer proposed Wednesday building a 42-story skyscraper evoking maritime themes and features such as an outdoor food market to attract more pedestrians.
New Look Planned for Pier at South Street Seaport
The New York Times
June 18, 2008
Conceding the failure of the South Street Seaport pier as a “festival marketplace” — these days, it is not much more than a waterfront mall — its owners plan to replace it with a mixed-use project including a 42-story, 495-foot apartment and hotel tower, wrapped in a terra-cotta exoskeleton and rising from new pilings in the East River.
FOX 5 News at 6
June 18, 2008
Developers Plan Remodeling Of South Street Seaport
NY1
June 18, 2008
Developers unveiled plans Wednesday for remodeling Manhattan’s South Street Seaport area within the next six years. The plans include a 42-story hotel and apartment building, two smaller hotels and a number of two-story retail buildings.
Plan To Restore Tin Building Divides Manhattan Neighborhood
NY1
October 23, 2008
Nestled in the shadow of the FDR Drive and the shopping mall at Pier 17, the so-called Tin Building is almost impossible to see – but maybe not for long. Plans are in the works to restore the former fish market building to its original glory.
General Growth Backs School As It Readies for Landmarks
Downtown Express
October 3, 2008
General Growth Properties made its first firm promise last week to build a school in the Seaport, as long as the city is on board.
Seaport Plan Is A Good First Draft
Downtown Express
October 3, 2008
After nearly three decades of failure at the South Street Seaport mall, the firm now in charge proposes a grand plan in the billion dollar range to revamp the area with hotels and better retail just as Wall Street’s shockwaves nearby are being felt everywhere.
City Discusses Future Of South Street Seaport
NY1
September 16, 2008
| The City Council held a hearing Monday to discuss plans to make South Street Seaport a more appealing destination for tourists and New Yorkers alike. |
What if there was a GreenMarket where the Fulton Fish Market used to be? What about a hotel and new apartments where Pier 17 is? Those are some of the highlights of a major redevelopment plan in the works to revitalize South Street Seaport.
New Fishnet Tower Lures Life Into Frayed South Street Seaport
Bloomberg News
August 4, 2008
A protective lattice evoking old fishnets -- or fishnet stockings -- will wrap a tower set to rise at the edge of the East River in lower Manhattan. The five-star hotel and apartment building, along with stores, a second hotel and water-view restaurants, is designed to resuscitate the fraying South Street Seaport. It also could help create a great meeting place of city and river.
Planned South Street Seaport Redevelopment Looks Kinda Cool
Daily Intel
August 1, 2008
Earlier this week we visited a just-opened storefront installation showing nifty models of the new South Street Seaport being planned, and we’re thinking it could persuade locals, mistrustful of any proposals to overhaul the waterfront, that developer General Growth Properties might not actually destroy the very fabric of their lives. The idea, basically, is to cut away the schlock, drop all the retail to street level, and make the water easier to reach.
Trying to Find the Right Balance for the Seaport
The New York Times
June 27, 2008
For a relatively long moment in the late 1970s and early ’80s, Boston was pretty hot. Between the Preppy Handbook (which came out in 1980), the hit television series “Cheers “ (which premiered in 1982) and Steve’s Ice Cream (which originated in Boston and helped begin the national craze for fancy ice cream), all things Brahmin and baked-beany felt of-the-moment, if not exactly chic. Possibly the country was enjoying some kind of a post-bicentennial afterglow, leaving behind the messiness of the ’70s (and all that cinematic urban decay) for the kind of wholesome Americana vibe that Boston always captured so well.
New Plan for NYC's South Street Seaport
Associated Press
June 18, 2008
NEW YORK - Saying the South Street Seaport had become an isolated, indoor shopping mall that doesn't connect to the neighborhood around it, a developer proposed Wednesday building a 42-story skyscraper evoking maritime themes and features such as an outdoor food market to attract more pedestrians.
New Look Planned for Pier at South Street Seaport
The New York Times
June 18, 2008
Conceding the failure of the South Street Seaport pier as a “festival marketplace” — these days, it is not much more than a waterfront mall — its owners plan to replace it with a mixed-use project including a 42-story, 495-foot apartment and hotel tower, wrapped in a terra-cotta exoskeleton and rising from new pilings in the East River.
FOX 5 News at 6
June 18, 2008
A new plan to revitalize New York City's South Street Seaport area includes a 42-story hotel, shops and an apartment building.
Developers Plan Remodeling Of South Street Seaport
NY1
June 18, 2008
Developers unveiled plans Wednesday for remodeling Manhattan’s South Street Seaport area within the next six years. The plans include a 42-story hotel and apartment building, two smaller hotels and a number of two-story retail buildings.
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